Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
8.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
49.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
19th
Malawi rank
18th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 49.04 units per square kilometre against 8.06 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 40.98 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 6.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 units per square kilometre 5.3 units per square kilometre 3.15 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 3.13 units per square kilometre 8.39 units per square kilometre 5.25 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 3.75 units per square kilometre 20.57 units per square kilometre 16.81 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 5.85 units per square kilometre 31.14 units per square kilometre 25.29 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 7.11 units per square kilometre 43.22 units per square kilometre 36.12 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 8.03 units per square kilometre 47.06 units per square kilometre 39.03 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malawi?
Malawi, at 49.04 units per square kilometre against 8.06 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
40.98 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.